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democrats used -- democrats see photo id laws as a voter suppression. what if you do not have a car or a birth certificate or paying to get it. >> you cannot get on an airplane without one? >> lots of people do not get on airplanes. they do not have a photo identification because they do not drive. they tend to be poor minority people. >> they require you to purchase the identification. that sounds like nothing to a lot of people, but if you are poor, the fact that you will have to purchase something as well, that is the poll tax. >> these laws have been upheld in other places and by the supreme court. what makes texas different is some of these are covered by the voting rights act, and you cannot change voting laws in this covered areas without getting clearance from the federal courts or the justice department because they are deemed to be suspect. these cases are going to the supreme court. it is a conservative court that has been hostile to john roberts, -- that have been hostile -- for example, john roberts was hostile. i think these laws will not
democrats used -- democrats see photo id laws as a voter suppression. what if you do not have a car or a birth certificate or paying to get it. >> you cannot get on an airplane without one? >> lots of people do not get on airplanes. they do not have a photo identification because they do not drive. they tend to be poor minority people. >> they require you to purchase the identification. that sounds like nothing to a lot of people, but if you are poor, the fact that you will...
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applied the law and put in a poll tax. the party has to realize that most of the american people think it is reasonable to have an identification. great, get these people identification. >> there were some instances in texas where people would have to travel 200 miles to get the document. >> let me go back to something we talked about earlier. you talked about paul ryan's alleges lies in his acceptance speech. what specifically are you talking about? >> he described the general motors plant where he said barack obama have pledged to keep it open, but it closed and it is all this fall when in fact, the plant closed before president obama even got into office. >> but it is not even officially closed. it is sort of on standby. >> but it is empty, and he said that. >> there were things in that speech this order screen that you -- why are you putting that there? why would you say barack obama that this commission to do this big report on how to balance the budget and did nothing with it? part of the reason that nothing happened
applied the law and put in a poll tax. the party has to realize that most of the american people think it is reasonable to have an identification. great, get these people identification. >> there were some instances in texas where people would have to travel 200 miles to get the document. >> let me go back to something we talked about earlier. you talked about paul ryan's alleges lies in his acceptance speech. what specifically are you talking about? >> he described the...
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>> doesn't appear they violated any laws. there are pretty strict federal laws against sending unsolicited text messages and unsolicited e-mails but they found a loophole that goes there is an exception for the anti-spam federal law that if you are doing political advertising or doing free speech-type activities you can send unsolicited e-mails. they sent these as e-mails. these weren't somebody sitting at their phone and hitting send, send. they did a mass e-mail that took advantage of a feature on a lot of phones where you can send an e-mail and have it show up as a text. technically that's were e-mail. >> and people might have whenever i call somebody they don't know i'm calling how did you get my number. dishow they get these numbers. >> unclear. i haven't had calls returned today. but pretty simple. they can just it's cheap enough to send these e-mails. you can do it for fracs of the penny per message that they can just pick a range of numbers and just blast them out and it's even half of them gets to where get to somebo
>> doesn't appear they violated any laws. there are pretty strict federal laws against sending unsolicited text messages and unsolicited e-mails but they found a loophole that goes there is an exception for the anti-spam federal law that if you are doing political advertising or doing free speech-type activities you can send unsolicited e-mails. they sent these as e-mails. these weren't somebody sitting at their phone and hitting send, send. they did a mass e-mail that took advantage of a...
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ac the hurricane he put forward a bill in the new jersey ledge literature to change a 100 year old law that when utilities are down they are fined $100 a day. he wanted that changed to $100,000 a day to tell the utilities to upgrade your infra structure and use your profits to do a better job and i thought wow he was saying that. >> i think people who have been respectful of the difficult job that the authorities have had. and i think all the mayors from bloomberg to cory booker have done a terrific job. however, there will be a tipping point for people. this could impact for people. you could say today would affect the president. you could say by next tuesday, you could get a protest vote could bt you? >> i think we have a president and believe me after the eight years before this president, one bumbling mistake after another and that is being kind to have a president who is inintelligent and who is proactive and who was very sincere that he did here today, i can people feel more security with barack obama in the white house when we have something like this happen. we know he is going
ac the hurricane he put forward a bill in the new jersey ledge literature to change a 100 year old law that when utilities are down they are fined $100 a day. he wanted that changed to $100,000 a day to tell the utilities to upgrade your infra structure and use your profits to do a better job and i thought wow he was saying that. >> i think people who have been respectful of the difficult job that the authorities have had. and i think all the mayors from bloomberg to cory booker have done...
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obama care is the law of the land or the one that tweets about attacks on the health care law? our power panel is going to weigh in on that. >>> then the lessons learned from 2012. ben jealous is going to join me. >>> and wouldn't you have liked to be a fly on the wall in the campaign? we're going to have the insight about the unknown moments with mitt romney. [ male announcer ] when was the last time something made your jaw drop? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost.. see what's new from campbell's. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have
obama care is the law of the land or the one that tweets about attacks on the health care law? our power panel is going to weigh in on that. >>> then the lessons learned from 2012. ben jealous is going to join me. >>> and wouldn't you have liked to be a fly on the wall in the campaign? we're going to have the insight about the unknown moments with mitt romney. [ male announcer ] when was the last time something made your jaw drop? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it...
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been talking about is that the president rated $700 million from medicare to pay for his health care law and when we look at that point, the question might be, is this the best defense here, ron? >> well, it's bogus. i'd hate to put a fine point on it but you can't on one hand accuse the president of stealing $700 million from medicare when paul ryan would make those same cuts. it's just an example of the distortion already going on. on the other hand, you have the democrats lead by barack obama tieing all kinds of things to paul ryan and his old budget which is is just as dishonest intellectually. >> anne, how do they get back to the jobs and the economy? >> we'll see what they try to do. you'll see paul ryan talking about housing. i suspect that at some point we'll see them try to tie the larger fiscal issues to the economy more immediately. but we don't really know yet. this is three days old. we'll have to see what they decide to do. >> ron, there's the issue of unfavorability and favorability. it shows that 38% have a favorable impression, and 43, unfavorable. also, 45% think that t
been talking about is that the president rated $700 million from medicare to pay for his health care law and when we look at that point, the question might be, is this the best defense here, ron? >> well, it's bogus. i'd hate to put a fine point on it but you can't on one hand accuse the president of stealing $700 million from medicare when paul ryan would make those same cuts. it's just an example of the distortion already going on. on the other hand, you have the democrats lead by...
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. >> when you're in government you want to believe in law enforcement leaders put your trust in them that they do the right thing. even when time goes by and no cases are arriving, you want to give them the benefit of the doubt. but when we met in 2009, because kauffman was going to be chairing an oversight hearing it was clear that they were being passive. the attorney general lanny brewer said i'm depending on the pipeline to bring me cases. eric holder said he was going to make this a top priority. but they only announced the formation of the task force so they would have something to show and tell at the hearing. it was mere window dressing. a year later senator chuck grassley said the task force was just a press release committee. they were not making it a priority and now there were these generalities how by any objecttive measure they were bringing cases but they were all small-fry cases. they were not addressing why they were not investigating high level wall street executives, and it left us very frustrated. it left me feeling like its nothing less than an outrage, a stain o
. >> when you're in government you want to believe in law enforcement leaders put your trust in them that they do the right thing. even when time goes by and no cases are arriving, you want to give them the benefit of the doubt. but when we met in 2009, because kauffman was going to be chairing an oversight hearing it was clear that they were being passive. the attorney general lanny brewer said i'm depending on the pipeline to bring me cases. eric holder said he was going to make this a...
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it violates the pac laws. what i would like to see happen is for just one reporter in the mainstream media who knows the truth about this to stand up and -- give it a worthy and ethical thing and let americans know that there was collaboration and also that this is a far-fetched, despicable ad that misrepresents governor romney's position. >> sean: that would be a violation of law, governor. and here's my question. if you remember after the tucson shootings, you were in the middle of a controversy because targeted districts -- which was created by our own bob beckel, way back in the day and democrats have used it for years. but the president gives a big speech on civility. we should speak in a way they they would be proud of. you have been called all sorts of names. you have been attacked, your family's been attacked, michele bachmann has been attacked. bill maher donated to this campaign. we know what he said about you. what is your -- what would you like to say to the president who lectures on civility, who
it violates the pac laws. what i would like to see happen is for just one reporter in the mainstream media who knows the truth about this to stand up and -- give it a worthy and ethical thing and let americans know that there was collaboration and also that this is a far-fetched, despicable ad that misrepresents governor romney's position. >> sean: that would be a violation of law, governor. and here's my question. if you remember after the tucson shootings, you were in the middle of a...
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the plank says the democratic party is for equal treatment under the law for same-sex couples. and opposes amendments to deny equal protection to same sex coup counsels. the republican platform affirms the right to not recognize same-sex marriage and backs a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. there's a stark divide between the parties. i'm proud of the democratic party for having the courage to make it art of its statement about identity, about extending liberty and the pursuit of happiness to gay americans and committed to battling against romantic segregation. this is significant modern civil rights issue, and telling certain people your love matters and your love can be sanctified but your love cannot be, that says your love is important, yours is not. so you are important and you are not. these are critical issues. this is what i think steve, the democratic party does so well extending rights to people and just making american, you know, braced for people who haven't traditionally had a part in the american dream. look, i think the batt
the plank says the democratic party is for equal treatment under the law for same-sex couples. and opposes amendments to deny equal protection to same sex coup counsels. the republican platform affirms the right to not recognize same-sex marriage and backs a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. there's a stark divide between the parties. i'm proud of the democratic party for having the courage to make it art of its statement about identity, about extending...
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when you say the law, the way the laws are written, how does that work? or in this case, not work? >> well, these are state laws so they vary from state to state. connecticut, as an example, has among the most stringent, restrictive commitment laws so the only way you can get somebody treated in connecticut is if they are overtly a danger to themselves or others. you can't treat them because they are potentially, because they have exhibited dangerous, dangerous behavior in the past. you have to wait until they actually do something. they also, connecticut's a good example of one of only six states that does not have assistant outpatient treatment. which means you can treat the person living in the community on the condition they can live in the community on condition that they take the medication. connecticut doesn't even have a law like that. >> so, but who makes that decision when you say assist in outpatient treatment. in the case of adam lanza, who would say, look, you would need to take this treatment, otherwise you're going to have to be incarcerated? >> the petition could be
when you say the law, the way the laws are written, how does that work? or in this case, not work? >> well, these are state laws so they vary from state to state. connecticut, as an example, has among the most stringent, restrictive commitment laws so the only way you can get somebody treated in connecticut is if they are overtly a danger to themselves or others. you can't treat them because they are potentially, because they have exhibited dangerous, dangerous behavior in the past. you...
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my job to enforce the law. but the fact is that this is a debate for the folks to have who are on the national ticket. they're having that. the folks who are running in the primary. and from my perspective, i think that we should get on to other issues at this point. i think this one's been fairly well beaten over at this point. everyone has their positions. the president has his, which he's changed over the course of the past couple weeks pretty significantly. so maybe i guess his first position wasn't a principled position because now he backed off it because he got political heat. that's the difference between the president and i. if have i a principled position, i'm going to stick by it. he had what i have to assume was a principled position on it and he's already backed off it and continues to be back pedaling. >> we've been running a theme on the show about keeping america great. i want to come back and directly get out of you what you think america needs to do as a country to keep itself great. if there
my job to enforce the law. but the fact is that this is a debate for the folks to have who are on the national ticket. they're having that. the folks who are running in the primary. and from my perspective, i think that we should get on to other issues at this point. i think this one's been fairly well beaten over at this point. everyone has their positions. the president has his, which he's changed over the course of the past couple weeks pretty significantly. so maybe i guess his first...
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the president does have to submit a budget by law and he d unfortunately, it was such a bad budget no one would go for it. he didn't get' single republican or a single democrat, neither house or senate to support his budget. partly because it added another $11 trillion to national debt over 10 year period of the budget. so that is the lack of leadership we have now. exciting opportunity is electing mitt romney and paul ryan trying to get to 51. or 50 with vice president providing a tie vote. and beginning to shape this country by getting a a budget in place and you can do other things to help with regard to tax reform and saving our entitlement programs and making sure the economy gets back on track. >> greta: it's a virtual tie can president obama and governor rom nee. i zront a sense of how many undecided in ohio. i assume that you get your work to make sure they're in place. >> i'm following it closely. >> greta: a lot of pressure on you. >> i'm going door to door. i've gone through 11 call centers and made calls. it's interesting what's happening. there is more energy on our side
the president does have to submit a budget by law and he d unfortunately, it was such a bad budget no one would go for it. he didn't get' single republican or a single democrat, neither house or senate to support his budget. partly because it added another $11 trillion to national debt over 10 year period of the budget. so that is the lack of leadership we have now. exciting opportunity is electing mitt romney and paul ryan trying to get to 51. or 50 with vice president providing a tie vote....
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. >> there is a difference in having a law passed in massachusetts only for massachusetts and a law passed that applies to the whole federal institution. it never ruled on the massachusetts law. if there was any hint that that law was inconstitutional it would have been brought out. >> eliot: it's one thing to pass a law for a state and then another thing for congress to pass it. two different constitutional issues. here's the issue. as a matter of policy mitt romney obviously pleased in the healthcare plan that he put in place in massachusetts. >> he worked hard for it. >> worked hard for it, lobbied and explain to me why if it was so good for massachusetts, it isn't good for the rest of the country? what logically at a policy level doesn't it make it good for new york or cal or texas. >> it may be good for those individual states. those states elect legislatures to support that and elect governors who support that, but it doesn't make it good for the federal government as a whole. if you look at the approval, it might have changed but it's still upside down. >> eliot: you're talking abou
. >> there is a difference in having a law passed in massachusetts only for massachusetts and a law passed that applies to the whole federal institution. it never ruled on the massachusetts law. if there was any hint that that law was inconstitutional it would have been brought out. >> eliot: it's one thing to pass a law for a state and then another thing for congress to pass it. two different constitutional issues. here's the issue. as a matter of policy mitt romney obviously...
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and having no real contact with the black america 10 experience, i decides fairly late in life after law school that to to move to chicago meets michelle bob and sen to become part of the family and joins said jeremiah wright church to raise his identity as a black american. to my feeling of racial identity there is no one way to the black. society will tell you anybody who has black blood that is how a society defines us to say e will lease the black in this of day do you and i talked about the pressures that i think people of mixed-race but even those who have to black parents grown up in the integrated world after all of the advances to self defined that you are authentic the black obama's himself encountered this when he started to run for president and i don't get on my soapbox about that but it is the rejection of the premise i always felt that was sent the full story. but my wife is white and jewish cannery made a decision to raise our kids as jews because i tell them e the addition and though their light skinned, if folks want to decide if they come after the black told they will
and having no real contact with the black america 10 experience, i decides fairly late in life after law school that to to move to chicago meets michelle bob and sen to become part of the family and joins said jeremiah wright church to raise his identity as a black american. to my feeling of racial identity there is no one way to the black. society will tell you anybody who has black blood that is how a society defines us to say e will lease the black in this of day do you and i talked about...
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the law is still on the books. what chief justice roberts has to pay attention to is the fact that the supreme court is not a seminar at a law school. it is a branch of the united states government. and so politics does come into play there. and this was an incredibly politically charged situation in which you had four justices on the right, all of them appointed by republicans. that's very unusual. four on the left. all appointed by democrats. again, to have this ideological split. in the middle of an election campaign. we're talking about a huge piece of legislation passed by the congress, signed by the president. and to walk into that and say i'm going to decide this case exactly the way i want to because i'm on the court and let the consequences fall as they may, it is not necessarily what the chief justice's job is to do. >> charles, i have just 30 seconds left. if you could answer this quickly i'd appreciate it. is it possible to an extent there was a late switch by the chief justice, those who were disappoin
the law is still on the books. what chief justice roberts has to pay attention to is the fact that the supreme court is not a seminar at a law school. it is a branch of the united states government. and so politics does come into play there. and this was an incredibly politically charged situation in which you had four justices on the right, all of them appointed by republicans. that's very unusual. four on the left. all appointed by democrats. again, to have this ideological split. in the...
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he would like a bill passed and signed into law by the end of may. >> we did not get too much. the house bill is very different. there is an issue with one large part of it, which is what they would create in the event of appalled. another one is a commission that would oversee these closures. they have very different proposals from the senate. a lot of things to work out between the two chambers. we have a lot ahead. >> the first part that he does not like or objects to, explained that. >> the subcommittee hearing at the end of march, he was there. the whole idea behind this is that if the postal service reaches a default, there would be a board that could take over general management of their financial situation. he sees that as an encroachment on postal service authority. >> $15 billion -- that is the debt ceiling. >> bright. >> what is interesting is you are seeing some of the same issues that play in the house. there'll republicans concerned about the house bill. -- there are rural republicans concerned about the house bill. people say they're not sure they have the votes.
he would like a bill passed and signed into law by the end of may. >> we did not get too much. the house bill is very different. there is an issue with one large part of it, which is what they would create in the event of appalled. another one is a commission that would oversee these closures. they have very different proposals from the senate. a lot of things to work out between the two chambers. we have a lot ahead. >> the first part that he does not like or objects to, explained...
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these moral ideas -- each of these moral ideas is essential to democratic government to the rule of law. to life in a humane and decent society. they are the moral creed of our country. as powerful in our time as on the day of america's founding. they are self event and unchanging. and sometimes, even presidents need reminding that our rights come from nature and god and not from government! [ applause ] the founding generation secured right for us, every generation since the best among us have defended our freedoms they are protecting us right now. we honor them and all of our veterans and we thank them. [ applause ] the right that makes all the difference now is the right to choose our own leaders. and you are entitled to the clearest possible choice. because time for choosing is drawing near. so here is our pledge. we will not duck the tough issues, we will lead. we will not spend the four years blaming others, we will take responsibility. we will not try to replace our founding principles, we will reapply our founding principles. [ applause ] the work ahead will be hard. these times
these moral ideas -- each of these moral ideas is essential to democratic government to the rule of law. to life in a humane and decent society. they are the moral creed of our country. as powerful in our time as on the day of america's founding. they are self event and unchanging. and sometimes, even presidents need reminding that our rights come from nature and god and not from government! [ applause ] the founding generation secured right for us, every generation since the best among us have...
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she's also, of course, "today" show law and society contributor. first, star, let me talk to you about the national association of professional women. you're with this group. what were they looking for or looking to hear out of this convention and even the rnc? >> out of both conventions, they were looking to hear a commitment to women in business, in health, in education, and growth for all practical purposes. national association of professional women is the largest connected organization in terms of making a network for professional women in our country. and so what we're looking to always hear is a candidate who speaks for us and speaks to us. i can't honestly say that the rnc provided a whole lot of hope in the area of women's health, women's small businesses, and women's further education. >> you know, former secretary madeline albright was on earlier this week. she said she does not have any idea how a woman could vote for mitt romney. do you believe those words are too strong or accurate? i know you're a supporter of president obama, so tha
she's also, of course, "today" show law and society contributor. first, star, let me talk to you about the national association of professional women. you're with this group. what were they looking for or looking to hear out of this convention and even the rnc? >> out of both conventions, they were looking to hear a commitment to women in business, in health, in education, and growth for all practical purposes. national association of professional women is the largest connected...
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you also have the health care reform law and cuts president obama included that. they're trying to confuse you because the same cuts are in the ryan plan. >> the other thing we haven't touched on is ryan is the most imaginably anti-abortion person possible that life begins at conception, that certain forms of birth control are outlawed. if you thought we had a gender gap, this might move it to a gender canyon. >> in that he's a staunch devout catholic, yeah, but more strict catholic doctrine than the kinds that led 54% to vote for obama but that will be a very interesting thing to talk about. >> we haven't heard but i have a feeling we may. up next, the other story everyone is talking about, the olympics. our favorite moments from the game. olympic gold-medal winning sommer sanders. she'll join us next on "the cycle." ri a ning ri a itnlthakr tw♪srd hi®g ri a po yut hi®g ri this is new york state. we built the first railway, the first trade route to the west, the greatest empires. then, some said, we lost our edge. well today, there's a new new york state. one
you also have the health care reform law and cuts president obama included that. they're trying to confuse you because the same cuts are in the ryan plan. >> the other thing we haven't touched on is ryan is the most imaginably anti-abortion person possible that life begins at conception, that certain forms of birth control are outlawed. if you thought we had a gender gap, this might move it to a gender canyon. >> in that he's a staunch devout catholic, yeah, but more strict catholic...
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guy here reached across the aisle and massachusetts but did elect the guy who shoved the health care law that everyone's throat. craving compromise and someone who would reach across the aisle, should have gone for mitt romney. >> run on bipartisanship for the old campaign. it would have been a different campaign can differ result, and a different set of circumstances >> i agree because, remember, barack obama for four years did nothing to reach across the aisle. nothing in this man's background or history or characters it -- to suggest cooperation. something tells me that even though we are facing the fiscal cliff you will see barack obama the ideologue. lou: in counterpoint, he i going to be talking about economic growth, the fiscal cliff, the deficit, and what to do about it, and he is looking rather quickly. does this surprise you? >> he will talk about it, but if you look at what he did after the midterms, 2010 when we had a laslide victory, did the cave on policy? no. he kept talking. show you what i've done in you will likely. [talking over each other] lou: are you suggesting the
guy here reached across the aisle and massachusetts but did elect the guy who shoved the health care law that everyone's throat. craving compromise and someone who would reach across the aisle, should have gone for mitt romney. >> run on bipartisanship for the old campaign. it would have been a different campaign can differ result, and a different set of circumstances >> i agree because, remember, barack obama for four years did nothing to reach across the aisle. nothing in this...
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purpose of the law. >> if the administration argues it will not weaken that provision it claims the authority to wave it. >> the lawyers at hhs figured out what i would call a loophole that allows them to actually make this waiver. >> many may be surprise to do learn the welfare work requirement does not apply to all welfare recipients. >> the state must have 40 percent of the adult recipients of this program engaged in some sort of work activity for 20 to 30 hours a week. >> they have the flexibility on how to combine and coordinate them. president obama earlier exempted welfare recipients from work and allowed states to expand the welfare propositions. it is a graeder trend toward increasing federal moneys of all kind. they point to u.s. census numbers showing 107 million americans now depend on some government program not counting medicare or social security, earned income tax credit or new healthcare law. they run over 80 healthcare programs aiding poor people. >> food stamps in early 20009 which continues through this fall for 46 states. >> of all of these 80 plus programs only
purpose of the law. >> if the administration argues it will not weaken that provision it claims the authority to wave it. >> the lawyers at hhs figured out what i would call a loophole that allows them to actually make this waiver. >> many may be surprise to do learn the welfare work requirement does not apply to all welfare recipients. >> the state must have 40 percent of the adult recipients of this program engaged in some sort of work activity for 20 to 30 hours a...
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illegal immigration laws in the country. what did this president, who has failed to secure our borders and address this issue in any meaningful way, do? he sued us. if this president -- [crowd boos] if this president refuses to secure our borders, refuses to protect our citizens from the dangers of illegal immigration, then states have to take it upon ourselves. [applause] we said in south carolina that if you have to show a picture id to buy a sudafed, if you have to show a picture to set foot on an airplane, then you should have to show a picture id to protect one of the most valuable, most sacred rights in blessed america, righ the right to vote! [cheers and applause] and what happened? president obama stopped us. and now we come to the most unbelievable of them all. in 2009, south carolina was blessed to welcome a great american company that chose to stay in our country, to continue to do business. that company was boeing. boeing started a new line for their 787 dreamliner, creating 1,000 new jobs in south carolina, givi
illegal immigration laws in the country. what did this president, who has failed to secure our borders and address this issue in any meaningful way, do? he sued us. if this president -- [crowd boos] if this president refuses to secure our borders, refuses to protect our citizens from the dangers of illegal immigration, then states have to take it upon ourselves. [applause] we said in south carolina that if you have to show a picture id to buy a sudafed, if you have to show a picture to set foot...
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in the book, i go through a list of the crimes that were committed, the laws that were violated. you' you're. a man by the name of matthew lee who was a senior executive by lehman brothers wrote an extraordinary memo in may of 2008, which he hand delivered to senior executives which basically said, you guys are fudging our books. . do you know if anyone continued to certify their controls. you're absolutely right, that violations of the law were frag rant, all i can say is the power of wall veit money in american politics is now so great that it can not only roll back regulation, it can even prevent criminal -- this was the mafia, right? the mafia says and those rules apply in society. i, as of mafia -- a made man in the mafia may or may not comply with those rules. murder, theft, extortion, whatever it is. >> in other words, eric holder will not. if i am in that class of mafia bankers will not effect fillthi. that will suggest, since there are such clear frauds, such clear executable events, whether there's compliance with the warranties, such warranties with fannie and freddy,
in the book, i go through a list of the crimes that were committed, the laws that were violated. you' you're. a man by the name of matthew lee who was a senior executive by lehman brothers wrote an extraordinary memo in may of 2008, which he hand delivered to senior executives which basically said, you guys are fudging our books. . do you know if anyone continued to certify their controls. you're absolutely right, that violations of the law were frag rant, all i can say is the power of wall...
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and he has literally revolutionized the student loan law. from now on, beginning next year, listen to this, every person in america who has a college loan beginning next year will, first of all, get it at a lower cost and will have the absolute right to pay that loan back as a low, fixed percent of their income for 20 years. and since in this last decade we have fallen to 15th or so in the percentage of our young people with four-year college degrees, this is great. it means nobody ever has to drop out of college again. ever because of the cost. one of the reasons middle class people didn't get a pay raise in the last decade is that health care costs went up so much. the health care law has not only allowed three million young people to be on their parents' insurance policy for the first time, has not only made it possible beginning next year, if he wins, for more than 30 million americans, many with preexisting conditions to be insured, not only has made it legal for women to be charged the same as men for the same health care, but the last
and he has literally revolutionized the student loan law. from now on, beginning next year, listen to this, every person in america who has a college loan beginning next year will, first of all, get it at a lower cost and will have the absolute right to pay that loan back as a low, fixed percent of their income for 20 years. and since in this last decade we have fallen to 15th or so in the percentage of our young people with four-year college degrees, this is great. it means nobody ever has to...
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eyebrows for things like defending the legality of dog fighting and saying that it's not against the law to impregnate a 13-year-old girl and kidnap her across state borders to have an abortion. the latest, steve king takes on the tsa. take a look. >> as america, we decided we're going to process everybody the same. that means the 75-year-old grandmother gets the spread eagle search. and while that happens, maybe the 20-year-old middle eastern male waltzes through with a smirk on his face. i'm not making that up, i've seen that. that image will not ever leave my mind. we're so squeamish about making judgment calls that we put everybody through a formulative process so everybody gets searched. i don't know if we'll ever get away from it. >> steve king is the sheriff joe of airport security, i guess. stop and question anyone who looks like they don't belong? >>> for the next week or so at least when you think tampa, you'll think republican, right? well, a pro-choice group in florida sponsored this billboard as a reminder to the incoming gop-ers. welcome to tampa, where the mayor and all ci
eyebrows for things like defending the legality of dog fighting and saying that it's not against the law to impregnate a 13-year-old girl and kidnap her across state borders to have an abortion. the latest, steve king takes on the tsa. take a look. >> as america, we decided we're going to process everybody the same. that means the 75-year-old grandmother gets the spread eagle search. and while that happens, maybe the 20-year-old middle eastern male waltzes through with a smirk on his...
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he had been a law professor. the president doesn't know how to lead. watch he has been like the past four years. he is like a man wandering around a dark room, hand up against the wall, clutching for the light switch of leadership, and he just can't find it, and he won't find it in the next 18 days. [applause] blindly walking around the white house looking for a clue. [laughter] looking for a clue. and the unfortunate thing for the president is this. it is that there are clues everywhere if he would just open his eyes and learn how to lead. there are clues everywhere. 23 million americans out of work want a leader in the white house that will get the government out of the way and let businesses like ball office products and others like them grow, and prosper and start putting people back to work. [applause] here is another clue, mr. president. only you and the diems in congress wanted obama care. the country didn't, and we need to get rid of it, and mitt romney will. [cheers and applause] listen up, mr. president. here is another clue from the people.
he had been a law professor. the president doesn't know how to lead. watch he has been like the past four years. he is like a man wandering around a dark room, hand up against the wall, clutching for the light switch of leadership, and he just can't find it, and he won't find it in the next 18 days. [applause] blindly walking around the white house looking for a clue. [laughter] looking for a clue. and the unfortunate thing for the president is this. it is that there are clues everywhere if he...
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after taking control of the state house in 2010, republicans passed a law ending week voting in the state. secreta the secretary of the state upheld that ruling earlier this month limiting all counties to weekday voting. when challenged on the limitation, fellow republican doug price said, quote, we shouldn't contort the voting process to accommodate the urban -- read african-american-voter turnout machine. let's be fair and reasonable, end of quote. that was shocking talk. but election officials dennis lieberman and thomas richie recognized the importance of weekend voting and decided to allow weekend voting anyway. and today, john hustard fired them for it. lieberman and richie joined us on the show last night. here is what they said when i asked if they were prepared to be fired. >> it is as i explained to my children, you know, i can get another job but i-can't get another conscience. and the right thing to do here is to have early voting. >> in 2008 we had 28,732 people participate in early vote here in montgomery county. and all we were attempting to do was give the voters the right
after taking control of the state house in 2010, republicans passed a law ending week voting in the state. secreta the secretary of the state upheld that ruling earlier this month limiting all counties to weekday voting. when challenged on the limitation, fellow republican doug price said, quote, we shouldn't contort the voting process to accommodate the urban -- read african-american-voter turnout machine. let's be fair and reasonable, end of quote. that was shocking talk. but election...
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they want no new laws. we really have almost no laws restricting guns at all. but they want no new laws, no new change. so they move from the party wealthy, now to the party of glocks. they say don't want people to have the right to bear arms, but they want to have people have the right to bear killing machines that can kill people with 20, 30, 40 round clips. this is not big ten politics. almost all of these policies are insulting some large group of people. >> which is why they lost the election. >> they have a very small coalition. >> they don't even have the reign. but when you look at the polling even on the fiscal cliff stuff, president obama, rochelle, on a new poll, 54% approve of his handling of the fiscal cliff. only 26% support joan boehner. so the politics of it is not even working for them. they're purists, but they're not being practical, even politically. everyone as they don't stand for what you and i may think is the right thing. they're not even being practical about this. >> well, with taxes, it's so complicated because the republican party h
they want no new laws. we really have almost no laws restricting guns at all. but they want no new laws, no new change. so they move from the party wealthy, now to the party of glocks. they say don't want people to have the right to bear arms, but they want to have people have the right to bear killing machines that can kill people with 20, 30, 40 round clips. this is not big ten politics. almost all of these policies are insulting some large group of people. >> which is why they lost the...
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there is no one immune to the law. >> i was a prosecutor for seven years. this much i know -- i don't pretend that i have all the answers. but i know how to make decisions, i know how to make things happen. i think if folks believe that they have a group of leaders who are going to say to them, this is what's necessary, it needs to be done, i think the american people and the people of new jersey are ready to hear the truth. >> chris christie has done a remarkable job. he's taken this state, going downhill unfortunately, and he brought it back. people are proud of him. people around the country are talking well of new jersey. chris christie gets a lot of the credit for that. >> thank you for giving me the greatest privilege i'm sure i'll ever have in my life. that's to be the governor of the place where i was born and raised. i'm going to leave here and go back to the statehouse, i'm going to drive up to that building with a big gold dome on the top of it, and walk in the door, and still shake my head. i do every time. how the hell did this happen? >> "the
there is no one immune to the law. >> i was a prosecutor for seven years. this much i know -- i don't pretend that i have all the answers. but i know how to make decisions, i know how to make things happen. i think if folks believe that they have a group of leaders who are going to say to them, this is what's necessary, it needs to be done, i think the american people and the people of new jersey are ready to hear the truth. >> chris christie has done a remarkable job. he's taken...